Facial Bones

Question 1

• number of fb

Answer 1

14

Question 2

All facial bones

Answer 2

R and L nasal
R and L lacrimal
R and L maxillary
R and L zygomatic
R and L palatine
R and L inferior nasal conchae
Vomer
Mandible

Question 3

Nasal bone form

Answer 3

superior bony wall of nasal cavity

Commonly called “bridge of nose”

Question 4

Nasal bone articulate with

Answer 4

each other

Question 5

Superior to nasal bone

Answer 5

frontal bone

Question 6

Posterosuperior to nasal bone

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perp plate of ethmoid

Question 7

Lateral to nasal bone

Answer 7

maxillae

Question 8

Vomer is a - in -

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thin bone in floor of nasal cavity

Question 9

Vomer forms

Answer 9

inf nasal septum

Question 10

Superior border of vomer articulates w/

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body of sphenoid

Question 11

Superior part of ant border of vomer articulates w/

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perp plate of ethmoid

Question 12

posterior border is

Answer 12

free

Question 13

Inferior Nasal conchae extends

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diagonally & inf from lateral nasal cavity

Question 14

• has a scroll like appearance

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inf nasal conche

Question 15

Upper two nasal conchae are processes of

Answer 15

ethmoid bone

Question 16

two l shaped bones composed of vertical and horizontal plates

Answer 16

palatine bones

Question 17

Horizontal plate articulate w/

Answer 17

maxillae

Question 18

Zygomatic bones articulates superior w/

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frontal bone

Question 19

Zygomatic bones articulates laterally w/

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zygomatic process of temp bone

Question 20

Zygomatic bones articulates Anterior w/

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maxilla

Question 21

Zygomatic bones articulates posterior w/

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sphenoid

Question 22

Zygomatic bones form

Answer 22

prominence of cheeks

Question 23

Temporal process extends posteriorly to join - of temp bone

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zygomatic process

Question 24

Zygomatic arch is formed by

Answer 24

union of temp process of zygoma & zygomatic process

Question 25

inferior borders of spongy bone that support roots of teeth

Answer 25

Alveolar process

Question 26

forward, pointed process at their midline junction

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Anterior nasal spine

Question 27

Maxillary bones form

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three fourths of roof of mouth

Question 28

Infraorbital foramen

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located under each orbit for passage of infraorbital nerve and artery

Question 29

Largest immoveable bones of face

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Maxillary bones

Question 30

Maxillary bones articulate with

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frontal and ethmoid bones

- no w/ mabdible

Question 31

maxillary bones form

Answer 31

lateral walls, floor of nasal cavity, floor of orbit

Question 32

two smallest bones in skull

Answer 32

lacrimal bones

Question 33

Lacrimal bones located in - between - and -

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anterior part of medial wall of orbits between labyrinth of ethmoid and maxilla

Question 34

Each lacrimal bone contains a

Answer 34

lacrimal foramen through which the tear duct passes

Question 35

Lacrimal bones articulate w/

Answer 35

Frontal
Ethmoid
Maxilla
Inferior nasal concha